STS-130 Night Shuttle Launch

ByRod Adams

Just in case you want a tiny diversion that provides inspiration on the power of science and technology, here is a short clip of this morning’s shuttle launch – mission designation was STS-130.

The voice in the background is a friend from my days at the Naval Academy. He was there because one of the mission specialists on the voyage was Kay Hire, also a college friend, company mate and former teammate on the USNA off-shore sailing team. Space travel is still inspirational and exciting to me.

Here is a link to a meet the crew of STS-130 video

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

3 Comments

  1. Have you heard all the latest developments in clean , renewable geothermal technology? You can now not only heat and cool your home this super earth friendly way-but also your POOL-well worth looking into!

  2. Thanks Rod. Around 1991 I watched a night launch FROM MIAMI! it was a clear night and we could see the shuttle racing towards the heavens from our 2nd floor balcony more than 200 miles away. It makes me sad that there are only four launches left and no replacement orbiter on the horizon.

  3. If you think these old birds are exciting you should see the new Space Command Vehicles……..Low profile no see’ms. How is it the general public never gets the inside track on military space advances? I guess they just don’t have a need to know. Only if their iPods stop working and TV goes dead or their cell phone don’t work any more will they suspect …….Ta ….Da ! Space Command Dollars at work killing satellites or was that the other guy breaking the toys that they sold you for too much?
    An invasion from Mars story tweeked my imagination as a kid…..but now………”Fire Breathing Dragon Ships” in the sky seems to be the “Other Shoe” about to drop out of space. What next?

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